Cold War Diplomatic Actions and Policies

The video provides a comprehensive review of the Cold War, focusing on key events and lessons from the Vietnam War, the concept of executive power, and the War Powers Act. It also covers the process of detente, including Nixon's visit to China and the SALT treaty, leading to the end of the Cold War with the fall of the Berlin Wall.

What is the primary focus of the Cold War review in this lecture?

• The American Civil War

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

• World War II

What was a significant lesson learned from the Vietnam War?

• The success of guerrilla warfare

• The importance of nuclear weapons

• The need for public support in war efforts

• The benefits of isolationism

What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allow the President to do?

• Declare war without Congress

• Use military force without a formal declaration of war

• Negotiate peace treaties

• Increase taxes for war funding

What is the War Powers Act designed to do?

• Increase presidential power

• Limit the duration of military engagement without Congressional approval

• Allow Congress to declare war

• Provide unlimited military funding

What does the term 'détente' refer to in the context of the Cold War?

• An increase in nuclear arms

• A cooling of tensions between superpowers

• The start of the Vietnam War

• A new arms race

Which significant diplomatic action did Nixon take to ease Cold War tensions?

• Signed the Treaty of Versailles

• Visited China

• Visited the Soviet Union

• Ended the Vietnam War

What was the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) aimed at?

• Increasing military spending

• Limiting the number of nuclear weapons

• Ending the Vietnam War

• Strengthening NATO

How did Reagan initially describe the Soviet Union?

• A neutral power

• A strategic ally

• An evil empire

• A friendly nation

What event symbolized the end of the Cold War?

• The signing of the SALT treaty

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Vietnam War

Who led the revolution that resulted in the breakup of the Soviet Union?

• Ronald Reagan

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Boris Yeltsin

• Mikhail Gorbachev